The term blended learning can mean different things to different people. There are different models and levels of blended learning. Because of this, each course may look a little different. That said, the definition below was created by the Blended Learning Fellowship Program participants to help facilitate a conversation around what blended learning means to campus.

 

At UW-Madison, blended learning courses are instructor-designed and supervised environments that use face-to-face and technology-mediated channels to enhance interactive, engaging learning experiences and to improve student learning outcomes

Blended courses should have the one or more of the following pedagogical characteristics:

• a shift from teacher-centered instruction to student-centered learning;
• significant interactions between student-instructor, student-student, and/or student-content; and/or
• integrate formative and summative assessment for students and instructor.

On this campus, courses have three technology-mediation designations:

• Less than 30% of the course includes technology-mediated learning activities is considered technology-enhanced.
• 30-99% of the course includes technology-mediated learning activities is considered blended.
• 100% of the course includes technology-mediated learning activities is considered online. – Blended Learning Fellowship Program